Social Anxiety Support

rachelynn · 10-02-2009, 02:42 AM

Does anyone else out there have any health problems other than anxiety that is hard to deal with or causes you a lot of problems? I just feel like, even if I had no fear of being out in the world and interacting with others, that wouldn't matter because I still have health problems that cause me so much trouble and keep me from doing anything much. But then I think, atleast I can walk, it's not like I'm in a wheelchair, atleast I am not homeless, atleast there's some good things in life, atleast I don't have cancer (hopefully), atleast Im not in chronic pain.

(but then I also feel bad for those who do have very severe things or are paralyzed or something like that! ugh, it's not fair)

odd_one_out · 10-02-2009, 04:34 AM

Yes. However, the anxiety exacerbates them and there is no clear boundary between them.

timmytim7 · 10-02-2009, 01:00 PM

i have got eye problems which has contributed to my depression and sa.

tim

Steelfox · 10-02-2009, 01:48 PM

I'm in constant pain from several permanent injuries. The pain and injuries don't really limit what I can do but for how long I can do it. Sometimes the pain is so bad all I can do is lay in bed and suffer so even if I didn't have SA I wouldn't go out much.

Toad Licker · 10-02-2009, 02:35 PM

I have asthma and sleep apnea both help to make my anxieties and depression worse and also keep me from doing some things I'd like to do because I'm so tired all the time.

when will we be new skin · 10-02-2009, 03:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by odd_one_out

Yes. However, the anxiety exacerbates them and there is no clear boundary between them.

This. I have Cerebral Palsy and my anxiety symptoms are made worse by it.

rachelynn · 10-02-2009, 04:18 PM

thanks everyone for replying, Im glad Im not alone.

what limits me is a digestive disorder, sinusitis, asthma...Im so overwhelmed and stressed and tired out easily. Maybe anxiety added to that. I had to quit school 5 years ago because of my health mostly, I was too sick all the time. Maybe I have like chronic fatigue or something similar too, I don't know. Getting a digestive disorder in the past 3 years has just made everything worse. And like some of you said, all this just adds on to depression and anxiety.
I also have CP but it's not severe, I wouldn't say that gets in my way.

10-02-2009, 02:42 AM	#1 (permalink)
rachelynn Status: Daydreaming Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: USA Gender: Female Age: 20 Posts: 362	Health Problems Does anyone else out there have any health problems other than anxiety that is hard to deal with or causes you a lot of problems? I just feel like, even if I had no fear of being out in the world and interacting with others, that wouldn't matter because I still have health problems that cause me so much trouble and keep me from doing anything much. But then I think, atleast I can walk, it's not like I'm in a wheelchair, atleast I am not homeless, atleast there's some good things in life, atleast I don't have cancer (hopefully), atleast Im not in chronic pain. (but then I also feel bad for those who do have very severe things or are paralyzed or something like that! ugh, it's not fair)

10-02-2009, 02:35 PM	#5 (permalink)
Toad Licker Status: Broken Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: A Fruitloop Daydream Gender: Male Age: 44 Posts: 29,638	I have asthma and sleep apnea both help to make my anxieties and depression worse and also keep me from doing some things I'd like to do because I'm so tired all the time. __________________ All will wither, go to sleep The ones you love you may not keep All you touch will fall apart The dreams you kill will break your heart There's no mercy, there's no rest The void will scream within your chest No one knows and no one will So leave this place that makes you Ill - Madder Mortem

10-02-2009, 04:34 AM	#2 (permalink)
odd_one_out Status: Active-but-odd Join Date: Aug 2006 Age: 32 Posts: 1,215	Yes. However, the anxiety exacerbates them and there is no clear boundary between them.

10-02-2009, 01:00 PM	#3 (permalink)
timmytim7 Status: SAS Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: uk Gender: Male Age: 27 Posts: 27	i have got eye problems which has contributed to my depression and sa. tim

10-02-2009, 01:48 PM	#4 (permalink)
Steelfox Status: SAS Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: VA Gender: Male Age: 32 Posts: 102	I'm in constant pain from several permanent injuries. The pain and injuries don't really limit what I can do but for how long I can do it. Sometimes the pain is so bad all I can do is lay in bed and suffer so even if I didn't have SA I wouldn't go out much.

10-02-2009, 04:18 PM	#7 (permalink)
rachelynn Status: Daydreaming Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: USA Gender: Female Age: 20 Posts: 362	thanks everyone for replying, Im glad Im not alone. what limits me is a digestive disorder, sinusitis, asthma...Im so overwhelmed and stressed and tired out easily. Maybe anxiety added to that. I had to quit school 5 years ago because of my health mostly, I was too sick all the time. Maybe I have like chronic fatigue or something similar too, I don't know. Getting a digestive disorder in the past 3 years has just made everything worse. And like some of you said, all this just adds on to depression and anxiety. I also have CP but it's not severe, I wouldn't say that gets in my way.